Remember the Lord

Nehemiah 3-4; Luke 23

“…’Don’t be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome and fight for your brothers,’…’The work is extensive and spread out, and we are widely separated from each other along the wall. Whenever you hear the sound of the trumpet, join us there. Our God will fight for us!’”

Nehemiah 4:14, 19, 20

It’s human nature to focus on the problems and opposition in both our lives and the mission-call of God. Nehemiah’s responsibility as a leader was to refocus the attention of God’s people on the Lord. “Remember the Lord who is great and awesome and fight…(Nehemiah 4:14).”

Where is our focus today?

What refocusing words is the Lord asking us to encourage others with today?

Nehemiah used a trumpet call to gather the builders when they were attacked. Today, we use emails and conference calls to blow a trumpet and gather God’s people to pray and resist the enemy. Our faith-filled response combined with God’s intervention is still how the Lord works today.

“Lord God, you are great and awesome, deliver your workers stationed around the world and build your kingdom, for your glory.”